Does E60 530i (N52) have a separate AC belt?
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My Ride: 2006 530si Sport, on a boat as I type!! Orient Blue, Beige leather, premium package, premium sound, cold weather, steptronic, power shades, fold down rear seats, rear seat heat, park distance control, navigation & Sirius satellite radio.
First, sorry for adding a new thread for this, but I thought my earlier CCC/AC thread below was separate from the "new" issue at hand.
While researching e60.net for possible causes of my A/C issues, it seemed reasonable that I might have snapped my A/C belt at some point. So, I jacked up the car, removed the lower engine cover and started looking around. For the life of me I couldn't see where a separate belt "should" be, and none of the pictures or .pdf links people had posted looked like my car's belt routing. So I started digging around some more and found the attached illustration for my 2006 530i (N52)
That is exactly what my belt routing looks like...so am I correct in assuming that my engine has the A/C compressor integrated with the belt for the alternator and power steering? If so, I guess it's a trip to the dealer while my extended warranty is still in force.
Thanks again for any and all help.
While researching e60.net for possible causes of my A/C issues, it seemed reasonable that I might have snapped my A/C belt at some point. So, I jacked up the car, removed the lower engine cover and started looking around. For the life of me I couldn't see where a separate belt "should" be, and none of the pictures or .pdf links people had posted looked like my car's belt routing. So I started digging around some more and found the attached illustration for my 2006 530i (N52)
That is exactly what my belt routing looks like...so am I correct in assuming that my engine has the A/C compressor integrated with the belt for the alternator and power steering? If so, I guess it's a trip to the dealer while my extended warranty is still in force.
Thanks again for any and all help.
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My Ride: 2006 530si Sport, on a boat as I type!! Orient Blue, Beige leather, premium package, premium sound, cold weather, steptronic, power shades, fold down rear seats, rear seat heat, park distance control, navigation & Sirius satellite radio.
It's actually good news in a way...something "bigger" has to be up with my a/c...and my extended warranty is almost up.
Thanks again!
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